Toy gun



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Patented Aug. 26, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlca WILLIAM E. ARNDT AND FRED w. CLEMENT, or or-ncneo, I LINOIS 7 TOY GUN, 1

Application filed October 10, 1929. Serial No. 398,616.

This invention relates to a toy gun and the object is to provide a harmless novelty gun for children which is highly amusing and entertaining, durable in use and economical to manufacture,'and also to provide a toy gun of this character equipped with a unique self-cocking arrangement.

A further object is the provision of a toy gun of simple and durable construction adapted to employ as missiles rubber bands utilizing the elasticity of the rubber as the propelling medium.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. p

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a device- I of the invention;

, Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal Y sectional view illustrating the operating parts of the device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line Hof Fig. 3, with the hub portion of'the trigger shown in elevation, and

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the leaf spring employed in returning the trigger to operative position.

As illustrated in the drawings, the preferred embodiment of the invention is con structed in the shape of a gun having a stock 8 and barrel 9 which are preferably secured together by a metallic plate 10 which is bent to form two sides flush with the sides of the stock and barrel respectively, as shown in Fig. 4 and whereby a chamber is provided centrally of the gun for mounting the trigger and cooking member, the plate 10 being suitably secured by means of rivets 11.

' mounted between the opposed sides of plate 10, upon a pin 13 "extending through hub The cooking member 12 is pivotally portion '17, and extending between the sides 7 of plate 10 is a pin 18 against which shoulder 19 of member 12 is normally adapted to rest. Trigger 20 is similarly'provided with a hub portion 21 pivotally mounted upon pin 21',

and is normally maintained in the position shown in by means of leaf spring22, one end of which is loosely fitted upon 23.

A stop pin 2 i is provided to normally maintain spring, 22 against the trigger and similarly a pin 25 servesto prevent reverse rotation of trigger 22.

As shown in Fig. 1 the device is adapted to receive and release a rubber band 26 which is looped over arm 15 of cooking member 12 and then stretched to engage the forward end of barrel 9 which is preferably formed convex as shown at 27 to more effectively grip the opposite end of the band.

In operation, movement of the trigger 20 in a clockwise direction from the position shown. in Fig. 3 causes disengagement of the trigger 20 with arm 16 whereupon the rubber band is released and propelled by its own elasticity. After each firing operation 1 cooking member 12 immediately resumes the position shown in Fig. 3 byreason of the counterweight portion 17 and spring 22 rethe device is of extremely simple and durable construction, and that the ingenious cocking arrangement renders the toy available for use by very young children because it is always ready for use and requires no adjustment or manipulation other than application of a rubber band and depression of the trigger.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into efiect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction as set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claim.

Vhat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A toy gun adapted to discharge a rubber band by the inherent elasticity of the band, comprising a stock portion and a barrel portion, a pivotally mounted cocking member provided with a projection for engaging the loop of a stretched rubber band, means upon said barrel for engaging the opposite portion of said stretched band, a pivotally mounted trigger adapted normally to support said cocking member in vband engaging position and adapted upon actuation to release said cocking member whereby said band is propelled by its own elasticity, and a counterweight upon said cocking member for automatically restoring said cocking member to .band engaging position following each operation, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

WILLIAM E. ARNDT. FRED W. CLEMENT. 

